A plane from Ireland has landed at the international airport here because of an unspecified threat. FBI officials were meeting the plane. A spokeswoman for Philadelphia International Airport says officials don’t have any details about the threat or where the flight was originally going. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security -

Soldier Field, which was the site of the 1994 World Cup soccer tournament wants a rematch at the stadium in either 2018 or 2022. The US hosted event in 1994 had the highest attendance of any World Cup which bodes well for efforts by stadium managers to entice the venue back to the Chicago stadium. More…

When was the last time you heard any Illinois politician speak about bringing business into this state? Do you recall hearing anything in a recent “State of the State” address that forecasted the establishment of even a dozen of the thousands of jobs we so desperately need in Illinois?

If you can’t recall the last time anyone spoke of such things you certainly aren’t alone. That kind of talk is not only long gone …